Sale reports / North Carolina / Siler City Livestock Auction / 2023-07-10

Siler City Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 10
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095
Feeder Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 128▼ 67 vs year ago 181 · −37.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 76▼ 22 vs year ago 76 · −28.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last sale . Feeder cattle steady this week compared to last sale . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality average

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.98/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$164.98
44 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$763
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$380
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$61.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.50
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510183.1793525
Medium and Large 2358154.8555511thin
Medium and Large 3455122.075558thin
One grade step is worth $61.11/cwt here — about $380 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale44 hd
164.98
—
NC average4 barns · 592 hd
178.48
−13.50
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,873118.812,2252thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13599.371,12840
CowsLean 85-90%Low84087.457354thin

Every lot

57 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002861
Steers—Medium and Large 1295217.00/cwt217.00–217.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 2300185.00/cwt185.00–185.005551
Steers—Medium and Large 1334208.76/cwt202.00–217.006975
Steers—Medium and Large 1390215.20/cwt205.00–220.008396
Steers—Medium and Large 2400155.00/cwt155.00–155.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 1460216.00/cwt216.00–216.009943
Steers—Medium and Large 2505161.00/cwt161.00–161.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1523206.42/cwt200.00–210.001,0804
Steers—Medium and Large 1710188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210130.00/cwt130.00–130.002731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2243143.48/cwt142.00–145.003492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2288153.02/cwt135.00–172.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318152.10/cwt147.00–157.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338128.36/cwt122.00–135.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1343185.04/cwt180.00–190.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365195.13/cwt180.00–200.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410202.00/cwt202.00–202.008281
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418113.90/cwt100.00–127.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2443177.00/cwt177.00–177.007842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467192.69/cwt182.00–205.009003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490157.00/cwt157.00–157.007691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526184.79/cwt170.00–191.009728
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550143.00/cwt143.00–143.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569184.08/cwt170.00–191.001,0474
Heifers—Medium and Large 3593126.00/cwt125.00–127.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615159.00/cwt159.00–159.009781
Heifers—Medium and Large 3730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780120.00/cwt120.00–120.009361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1920155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1235227.00/cwt227.00–227.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1286209.74/cwt207.00–212.006004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317206.98/cwt200.00–212.006565
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330145.00/cwt145.00–145.004791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345155.00/cwt155.00–155.005351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350167.00/cwt167.00–167.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414161.09/cwt145.00–175.006675
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425195.00/cwt190.00–200.008292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490160.00/cwt160.00–160.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1495185.00/cwt185.00–185.009161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515190.00/cwt190.00–190.009791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525148.70/cwt140.00–160.007813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572152.73/cwt148.00–160.008743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578185.09/cwt170.00–200.001,0703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635150.00/cwt150.00–150.009531
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1920157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,873118.81/cwt117.00–120.002,2252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77580.00/cwt80.00–80.006201
Cows—Lean 85-90%86289.93/cwt86.00–93.007753
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04589.92/cwt84.00–94.0094014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148108.42/cwt106.00–113.001,24510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206101.97/cwt95.00–105.001,23016

This sale against other markets

North Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.